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| Aileen Oser grew up surfing in Hawaii and sold her handmade bikinis to local boutiques. She cocktailed her way cross country to New York City in search
of a swimwear career, and attended the Fashion Institute of Technology. Catching the end of an era, she learned Brassiere design and manufacture craftsmanship while becoming Design Director of the Bestform Foundations Division of Vanity Fair, and a Foundations Designer with Wacoal, Delta and Carole Hochman. With over 25 years of experience, she has worked on various intimates lines including Betsey Johnson, OnGossamer, DKNY, Victoria's Secret, The Gap, JC Penney, Sears, Walmart, Kmart and Target.
Stuart Smith grew up surfing the summers on the Jersey Shore, and became a N.A.S.D.S. Diving Instructor teaching sport diving in Mexico. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy Deep Sea Diver Program and became a Mixed Gas Diving Supervisor specializing in Deep Sea Rescue and Salvage. His eight year tour of duty included searching for KAL-007 off the coast of Russia, underwater surveys for the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, and surveying sunken WWII wrecks in Bikini Atoll and TTPI. While on leave from the South Pacific, Stuart and Aileen met on a plane bound for N.Y.C. and were married on Valentine's Day at the Statue of Liberty.
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